Cllr Claire Young, leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition group on South Gloucestershire Council, is demanding the Government cancel plans to hike the average household energy bill by £500 in April.
The Liberal Democrats welcomed acceptance of their plans to tackle climate change and the cost-of-living crisis at Wednesday’s South Gloucestershire Council budget meeting.
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in South Gloucestershire, to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care.
New figures released today have revealed the extent of the NHS crisis in South Gloucestershire. Both A&E and Ambulance waiting times remain amongst the worst in England.
At last night’s Full Council meeting of South Gloucestershire Council Liberal Democrats were dismayed that the ruling Conservative group would not support their motion calling on the government to give water companies and councils the powers to stop poor housing developments exacerbating the already struggling water infrastructure which can lead to raw sewage being discharged into rivers and seas.
Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors on South Gloucestershire Council have been successful in calling for an investigation on why the planned Cossham Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) has not been delivered and why the fully equipped Cossham Birth Centre is no longer consistently available for pregnant mums.
